“We’re here kind of celebrating their passage,” New Holland President Brett VanderKamp standing in a room called the “House of Funk” where “Blue Sunday” and “Incorrigible,” from the company’s sour line of beers ferment in barrels with names such as George Clinton, Victor Wooten and James Brown.

One of the bills would allow brewpubs to have six locations instead of three. Another would double the limit for microbreweries from 30,000 to 60,000 barrels.

“It allows us to move forward with some projects,” said VanderKamp, who sits on the government affairs committee for the Michigan Brewers Guild.

Though VanderKamp couldn’t give details, which are still dependent on other factors, he did say it would be in-state and mean 100 or more jobs and possibly allow the brewery to focus on more creative styles of beer.

A third bill would allow microbreweries to distribute their own beer to stores instead of going through a third-party. Those in the industry are hopeful the bills will pass in the Senate before the end of the year.

The brewer has been at capacity the past couple of years, said Emily Haines, community manager at New Holland.

“They need to have the opportunity to expand,” Victory said.

In addition to any direct job it brings, the craft brewing industry is important to the state’s agriculture and tourism industries.

“The tie between this and ag and the tourism industry has been so cool to see what they can do together,” Haveman said.

Victory told a story of when he had over-planted golden Hubbard squash at his farm. He caught wind that brewer Samuel Adams was looking for just that squash to use in its seasonal pumpkin beer.

“Otherwise, that 50 tons would have ended up as cattle feed,” he said.